Established in 2006, American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society. Scroll down for links to book reviews, Native media, and more.

Native Writers, Illustrators, Scholars, Activists... on Twitter

Do you have a Twitter account? Do you follow or want to follow Native writers, illustrators, scholars and activists?

Here's a list of people I follow! Some tweet a lot, some a little. Some tweet about books, some tweet about their nations, and some tweet about a wide range of topics.

The list started out as a list of Native writers or illustrators whose work has been discussed on AICL. It has evolved over time. Reading the words of Native writers--regardless of what they write--can be of enormous help in understanding what Native people care about. There's a lot to learn from their fiction, prose, poetry, and their research articles, but from their tweets, too. I learn from them, and you can, too. Please help me build this list by adding names and account info in the comments.

First Peoples listed AICL as one of the Top Five Native Blogs and Podcast to follow. School Library Journal's Elizabeth Burns featured AICL as her Blog of the Day on July 2, 2007, and in 2007, the ALA's Association for Library Service to Children invited Debbie to write a blog post for their site.

American Indian? Or, Native American? There is no agreement among Native peoples. Both are used. It is best to be specific. Example: Instead of "Debbie Reese, a Native American," say "Debbie Reese, a Nambe Pueblo Indian woman."